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I am 6 weeks pregnant and have been having cramping on and off. Is this normal?

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I'm just about 6 weeks pregnant and have my first ultrasound this Friday. I've been having some cramping on both sides of my lower abdomen but with no bleeding. It's not sharp/stabbing pain so I'm not too concerned but not sure if this is normal. I never thought I'd be this paranoid when I got pregnant. I got tested and they know it's not an ectopic pregnancy but now I'm fearing a miscarriage is coming. I check everytime I wipe when I go to the bathroom to see if I have any blood. Am I crazy or what? I say a prayer everynight that things will be ok but I just can't stop worrying.

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I had the same problem at 5 weeks and I was afraid that it might be an ectopic pregnancy. However, when I went for an ultrasound everything was normal. I was told that these pains similar to round ligaments can occur this early in the pregnancy too . Hopefully you don't have anything to worry about. The ultrasound will sort out things. I am not 19 weeks pregnant.

I would call your doctor anytime you have any spotting. My first pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage. I am now pregnant again and had some spotting in the beginning and I'm now 15 weeks and things are progressing normally. Spotting can be normal but it can also be a sign of a miscarriage as well (which there isn't much you can do if you are going to have one). I had one with my first pregnancy. Unfortunately things can go wrong at anytime so my best advice is always call your doctor if you have any symptoms that are making you nervous. Anytime I had spotting they had me come in to check the heartbeat or do an ultrasound. I hope everything is ok. You are in my prayers.

I am 5 weeks pregnant and have been experiencing some cramping mainly in morning and evenings. I also have some brown spotting and a little red spotting. It is very minimal but is still there and does not contain any tissue. What should i do?

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